News | Royal Navy

New memorial unveiled as Battle of the Atlantic anniversary events begin

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today unveiled a new national memorial to those who fought – and won – Britain’s longest battle at sea: the Battle of the Atlantic.

26 May 2023

Royal Navy and Imperial College London team up to work on cutting-edge navigation system

The Royal Navy has teamed up with Imperial College London to test a cutting-edge navigation system.

26 May 2023

Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer deploys to the Caribbean

The Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer has deployed to the Caribbean to support British Overseas Territories during hurricane season and counter drugs trafficking in the region.

26 May 2023

Dagger thrust across the Med as Gibraltar Squadron fosters links with Moroccan Navy in Tangier

For the first time Gibraltar’s new patrol ship broke the bonds keeping her in the territory’s waters and crossed the Strait.

25 May 2023

‘Ironman’ Natalie qualifies for world championships after stunning performance in Med

Reservist Lieutenant Natalie Grainger has qualified for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships after smashing 17 minutes off her best time in the Mediterranean heat.

25 May 2023

Royal Marines primed for Indo-Pacific operations after intensive jungle workout

Royal Marines patrolled deep into the jungles of Brunei to sharpen their ability to fight and stay alive in the sweltering humidity.

25 May 2023

Scott of the Big Apple – survey ship visits New York for Fleet Week

The Royal Navy’s largest survey ship sailed into the Big Apple yesterday to represent the UK at the city’s biggest maritime event.

25 May 2023

Five-star performance from UK-led Middle East task force seizing £57m drugs

A Royal Navy-led task force has delivered five blows to Middle East drug runners in a month – destroying illegal narcotics worth £57m.

24 May 2023

New face leads nation’s most powerful Naval force – the UK Carrier Strike Group

One of the nation’s most senior aviators is at the helm of the UK’s most potent naval forces.

24 May 2023

Stirling work begins as new minehunting mother ship starts trials

Making her way down the Hamoaze for the first time under the fouled Blue Ensign, the standard of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, is Stirling Castle, the newest addition to the RFA flotilla – and the future of minehunting.

24 May 2023

Small ship with a big pedigree arrives for Liverpool’s Battle of Atlantic commemorations

One of the Royal Navy’s smallest ships arrives in Liverpool today to raise the curtain on Battle of the Atlantic commemorations.

23 May 2023

Royal Marines storm Estonian beach during dusk raid on major NATO exercise

Royal Marines carried out a dusk raid on a Baltic beach during a major exercise to reinforce the UK-led NATO battlegroup in Estonia.

22 May 2023

Royal Navy divers help clear the Baltic Sea of unexploded ordnance

Royal Navy divers are making vital Baltic Sea shipping lanes safer by recovering unexploded mines and torpedoes as part of a NATO security mission.

22 May 2023

Patrol ship’s Falklands deeds honoured by current guardians

Their patrol of the Falklands may be brief but crew of HMS Medway will leave behind a legacy visible not merely to islanders… but also from space.

22 May 2023

£320m deal supports global mission of Royal Navy’s patrol ships

The Government is investing £320m to support the Royal Navy’s busiest warships, the offshore patrol vessel flotilla.

19 May 2023

Royal Navy patrol boats test their endurance on Baltic mission

Three of the Royal Navy’s fast patrol boats have pushed the boundaries of endurance while working with HMS Albion and NATO allies and partners in the Baltic Sea.

19 May 2023